Who wrote 'The Open Boat'?

Who wrote 'The Open Boat'?

• A. Stephen Crane
• B. Jack London
• C. Hemingway
• D. Mark Twain

Answer: (A)

Authorial attribution is what's being tested. The Open Boat is a short story by Stephen Crane, published in 1897 and drawn from his own sea ordeal after a shipwreck. Crane uses a spare, realistic voice to show four men adrift against an enormous, indifferent ocean, illustrating how chance and circumstance shape human experience. That distinctive blend points to Crane as the author. The other writers—London, Hemingway, and Twain—were associated with different works and eras, so they don’t fit this piece. Stephen Crane is the author.

Authorial attribution is what's being tested. The Open Boat is a short story by Stephen Crane, published in 1897 and drawn from his own sea ordeal after a shipwreck. Crane uses a spare, realistic voice to show four men adrift against an enormous, indifferent ocean, illustrating how chance and circumstance shape human experience. That distinctive blend points to Crane as the author. The other writers—London, Hemingway, and Twain—were associated with different works and eras, so they don’t fit this piece. Stephen Crane is the author.